Democratic Party Civil War Erupts Over Shutdown Deal
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Sean Hannity
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🗓️ 11 November 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
A fierce split has erupted within the Democratic Party after eight Senate Democrats joined Republicans to advance a deal ending the historic government shutdown. Sean Hannity frames it as an unprecedented "civil war," highlighting leaders like Chuck Schumer, Dick Durbin, Tim Kaine, and AOC facing outrage from progressive voices and grassroots activists. Guests such as Mark Simon and Dr. Josh Umber discuss how this infighting signals a new power dynamic with the party's left wing, led by AOC and the Squad, openly challenging the old guard, while practical impacts like flight delays and food stamp cuts hit millions. This moment matters as it shows a major transformation in Democratic leadership and priorities, affecting not just party politics but American lives going into the holidays.
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| 0:10.9 | Well, it is a full-on Democratic Party Civil War that has broken out. |
| 0:18.0 | And it is broken out because the the first step to reopening the |
| 0:23.6 | government happened last night when enough Democrats decided enough of the |
| 0:28.9 | Schumer shut down and now it is just the wrath of the the real power base of |
| 0:36.8 | the Democrats is gone insane and uh it is breathtaking to |
| 0:42.9 | watch i've never seen a crack up like this it's everything we've been telling you's happening |
| 0:48.3 | except nobody's really just been laying it out as plainly as we try to lay this thing out here |
| 0:53.0 | uh it is going to lead there's going to be some political roadkill, if you will, |
| 0:58.7 | in terms of people that are currently, well, in power and name only like Schumer. |
| 1:03.7 | And I think it will probably impact Hakeem Jeffries as well, |
| 1:08.1 | because finally enough Democrats have come to their senses and they said this has got to |
| 1:16.2 | stop. This has got to end. We have got to get this government open. You know, look, I've never |
| 1:22.2 | been a big believer. Big believer their government shutdowns are as bad as they, you know, people predict they're going to be |
| 1:29.6 | because they always end up getting resolved much quicker. This now being the longest, you know, |
| 1:34.8 | shutdown in history. And it looks like with the end of it is comes with it a civil war within the |
| 1:42.2 | Democratic Party ranks. I mean, yeah, okay, they got just enough votes. |
| 1:47.2 | Eight members of the Democratic caucus voted with Republicans last night, |
| 1:50.8 | bringing the magic number to the filibuster defying 60 votes that have been needed. |
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